Commercial Use of Motion Detection Light Switches

Motion detection light switches are devices that automatically turn lights on when sensors connected to them detect movement, such as a person walking through an office or a vehicle approaching a building. They also turn lights off when there is no movement. A commercial entity that uses motion detection light switches can save money on electric utility bills, as well as improve safety and security on the premises. You can find motion detection switches in facilities ranging from office buildings to warehouses to supermarkets.

Common Areas

Businesses use motion detection light switches in common areas so no one will have to remember to turn the lights off. For example, employees meet in a conference room, and whoever happens to be the last person to leave won’t have to be in charge of turning off all the lights. The motion detection lights also enable a worker to go back into the room to fetch an item she has left behind without having to fumble for the light switch.

Energy

Even if a company has installed low-energy lighting systems in its facilities, workers can still waste electricity if they leave lights on all the time when they are not needed. An employee can configure the motion detection light switches to automatically turn off lights after a certain period of no movement, which indicates that no one is in the room. Besides saving money on the company’s utility bill, the motion detection light switches help reduce the business’s impact on the environment.

Safety

When an employee is working late at night when most other workers have already left the building, motion detection light switches can provide an added measure of safety. Instead of having to stumble through a dark room or hallway to search for the light switches, a worker simply starts walking to illuminate her path.

Security

A darkened building or section of a building could be an attractive target to vandals or thieves, but motion detection light switches will detect their movement. Security guards will see a light suddenly turning on in an office window or hallways as they patrol or peer through security surveillance cameras, alerting them to the presence of possible unauthorized visitors.

About the Author

Julius Vandersteen has been a freelance writer since 1999. His work has appeared in “The Los Angeles Times,” “Wired” and “S.F. Weekly.” Vandersteen has a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from San Francisco State University.

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